Public Channel - Important Announcement

[cuckooed]

[The day after the Ringmaster's public address, the public channel comes alive again, this time with the voice of Koel Babic. Her voice is quiet, but firm.]

Good morning, everyone. This is Koel Babic, your Head Cook.

Starting tomorrow, the Warden and the Ringmaster has authorized an instructor to hold weekly basic training classes, after carnival hours. All employees will be required to attend the first meeting in order for the instructor to ascertain everyone's defensive and offensive capabilities; after this first meeting, only those who do not pass a preliminary assessment will need to attend.

Oh, and the Supervisors - myself included - will be more than willing to personally escort you to the meeting, should you somehow conveniently forget to attend. I simply recommend you don't inconvenience them. Absence based on injury or illness will be accepted so long as our Doctor, Zecora, has confirmed its legitimacy, but you will be expected to attend the next meeting if that is the case.

[A brief pause.]

That is all.

Comments

[cuckooed]

It would be helpful for Supervisors to attend, yes. I do apologize, dear, but you know why this needs to be done.

[pipers_son]

Well, gotta be good role models for my performers, don't I? Just be gentle on me, I'm ~delicate~.

[Also tired. Mostly tired.]

[cuckooed]

Oh, you poor thing.

[Geez, Joker, get some sleep. She can hear the exhaustion in your voice.]

You should try and get some sleep before someone unceremoniously pummels your face, then!

[Naw, she won't do that, you know she won't.]

[pipers_son]

Y'know what they say- no rest for the wicked!

[This is a lie, he's falling unconscious as soon as he even gets near a bed.]

I'll just have ta take my beatin's as they come~. But that reminds me, while we're talkin' about this sorta thing, mind if I pop inta the kitchens for a tic and get yer thoughts on somethin'?

[cuckooed]

Of course. I'll be here.

[With the smell of something delicious in the air. It is getting close to lunch, after all.]

[pipers_son]

Great~! I'll be over in a bit, then.

[And sure enough, soon there's a familiar redhead poking inside the doors of the kitchen, long ears twitching.]

[cuckooed]

[The smell of chestnuts fills the air as Koel stirs a large soup pot. Looking up, she gives a concerned smile.]

Hello, dear.

[pipers_son]

Cheers, Koel.

[Stepping the rest of the way in, he leans against one counter and does his best not to get feathers everywhere.]

So, I just started learnin’ magic from Sans not that long ago. The teleportation kind.

[cuckooed]

You look ready to fall over. You should probably get some sleep after this.

[At that, she looks up.]

Oh?

[pipers_son]

[If he denied that, she’d call him out, so Joker doesn’t try.]

Yeah. I’m thinkin’ that I can make some charms that’ll send people somewhere safe- like the clearin’ where all the supervisor trailers are, since we never get guests back that way. I agree with ya that it’d be for the better if everyone knew a trick or two ta get out of a fight, but maybe this’ll do as an alternative, what do ya think?